Interesting fact: David once travelled 300 kilometres by foot from Calgary to Edmonton to raise awareness about human rights violations in Darfur.
David Johnson joined the Me to We team as a leadership facilitator in October of 2007. From building schools in northern Guatemala to living with indigenous communities in Nicaragua, David has travelled the world in pursuit of human rights. An experienced activist, David is excited to share his passion for social advocacy with youth all over the world.
David's introduction to Free The Children came while attending Grant MacEwen College in Edmonton, where he pursued an anthropology degree. Upon hearing Craig Kielburger speak on issues of children's rights at a college assembly, David immediately knew he wanted to be a part of the organization. He went on to become active in his campus community by heading up programs like Global Projects, which promotes global awareness on campus and hosts an assortment of events and fundraisers aimed at social change. He also spent two summers in Central America where he worked and lived with indigenous communities. While visiting Nicaragua, David helped to build schools and community centres in order to assist the Nicaraguan people in their climb toward self-sustainability. There he witnessed the grip of absolute poverty, and knew his life would never be the same.
David enjoys spending long hours on his front porch, listening to music and talking with friends. You can often find him scouring his local record store for new music with which to dance the night away. One of his favourite quotes is by writer and artist Kahlil Gibran who once said, "Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty and obey only love."